‘Sinister’ Technology: Big brother to switch off your fridge ‘without warning or consent’ — ‘Computer chips will take control of home appliances when energy is low’
Flashback 2009: NYT: California Seeks Home Thermostat Control – Excerpt: The conceit in the 1960s show “The Outer Limits” was that outside forces had taken control of your television set. California, state regulators are likely to have the emergency power to control individual thermostats, sending temperatures up or down through a radio-controlled device.
Flashback 2009: Eco-Nanny Pelosi: ‘Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory’